Kale Pesto Egg Salad

The addition of kale pesto in this egg salad is a wonderful, healthy twist to the traditional version!

Kale has become a huge trend recently but as much as everyone raved about it, I couldn’t really fall in love with it. It was almost too “harsh” as a green, and a bit too much bite for my taste. But before I swore off kale for the rest of my life, I decided to use some leftover kale greens in a homemade pesto. I honestly wasn’t expecting much with the pesto but little did I know how much I would actually like it.

The “harshness” of the kale actually became a huge advantage in the pesto, letting the flavors of the kale really shine through without overwhelming the bite or palate. I added just enough of this pesto magic in a Greek yogurt egg salad mixture, giving it just enough green for that fun, herbaceous spring twist on a classic egg salad sandwich.

This pesto egg salad has become one of my favorite egg salad recipes yet, and it will be in constant rotation at our house. We’ve already had it 3 times this week!

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Kale Pesto Egg Salad

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Yield 4

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The addition of kale pesto in this egg salad is a wonderful, healthy twist to the traditional version!

Ingredients

8 large eggs

1/4 cup Greek yogurt

3 tablespoons mayonnaise

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1 baguette, cut into 3-4 equal pieces, toasted, for serving

2 cups arugula, for serving

2 Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced, for serving

For the kale pesto

1 1/2 cups kale leaves

2 garlic cloves, peeled

3 tablespoons pine nuts

1/4 cup grated Parmesan

1/3 cup STAR Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

To make the pesto, combine kale, garlic, pine nuts and Parmesan in the bowl of a food processor; season with salt and pepper, to taste. With the motor running, add olive oil in a slow stream until emulsified; set aside.

Place eggs in a large saucepan and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Cover eggs with a tight-fitting lid and remove from heat; set aside for 8-10 minutes. Drain well and let cool before peeling and dicing.

In a large bowl, roughly mash eggs with 1/4 cup kale pesto, Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, salt and pepper, to taste.

Comments

Yum! It reminds me of the flavoured egg salads we get here is Australia. I have never seen it with kale but I think this would pair so well with a side of kale chips and a green smoothie. Anything to green it up during the season of indulgence